Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Meet the lyricist
  The source of musical inspiration is a subject we're exploring in a new edition of our Songs from Scratch project. We asked songwriter Adam Levy to compose some lyrics, and asked three musicians to create a song using them. Meet Adam Levy of the Honeydogs.4:49 p.m.
• Their field of dreams
  Whether it's Little League or the majors, there's nothing like watching a ball game on a warm July evening.4:53 p.m.
• RNC construction begins inside Xcel Energy Center
  Construction began Monday inside the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul to get it ready for the Republican National Convention.5:20 p.m.
• Franken proposes tax plan
  DFL Senate candidate Al Franken has a tax plan that he says would ease the strain on the middle class. Franken accused Republican Sen. Norm Coleman of favoring the wealthy and special interests.5:23 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Madeleine Albright Hails Karadzic Arrest
  Former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic has been arrested. He has been twice indicted for genocide for the siege of Sarajevo and the massacre Muslims at Srebrenica. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright calls the arrest "extremely significant."
• Bosnian Serb Ex-Leader Karadzic Arrested
  Former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic has been arrested after a decade-long search. Serbia's president said Karadzic was arrested Monday. The U.N. war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicted him for genocide during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
• Wash. Mail Carrier Seeks Right To Wear Kilt To Work
  A Washington state mail carrier wants to see the strict dress code for the USPS to go pants-less casual. Dean Peterson, of the convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers in Boston, is on a mission to allow mailmen to wear kilts.
• Disabled Ping-Pong Player Claims Paralympics Bias
  Norm Bass, a 69-year-old table-tennis player, has rheumatoid arthritis. He says he's been banned from the Paralympics because of his age. Bass has the points to qualify for the games and he's competed previously in the Paralympics.
• Stock Lending May Be Next Wall Street Scandal
  There aren't many parts of Wall Street that aren't automated. But one backroom operation, stock lending, still depends on personal relationships and family connections. The FBI says fraud in stock lending industry may be the next big Wall Street scandal.
• Shareholder Icahn Has History Of Activism
  Yahoo and the nation's most famous activist investor, Carl Icahn, have reached a deal that will end the high-stakes proxy fight for control of the Internet company. Icahn has a record of trying to push corporate executives to do what they don't want to.
• 'Time Horizon' Marks Iraq Policy Shift
  Last week, the U.S. and Iraq announced a "general time horizon" for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The term, chosen by President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, cannot mask the underlying change in Iraq policy.
• Elderly To Pay Less For Mental Health Care
  Last week, Congress passed a bill over the president's objections that eliminated a pay cut for doctors — but what went almost unnoticed is that it cut the co-payment seniors pay for mental health services from 50 percent to 20 percent.
• N.M. Republicans Battle For McCain
  No state with just five electoral votes will be more hotly contested this fall than New Mexico. This fall it will elect a new senator and replace its congressional delegation as well. The state's conservatives discuss their mood ahead of the election.
• Connecting With Wrens (With Help From An IPod)
  Carolina wrens — small cinnamon-brown birds that choose to live around outbuildings — will hide their nests almost anywhere: a discarded boot, a bucket turned on its side. With a little innovation, it is possible to make a connection with wrens.
• Expert Weighs In On Guantanamo Trial
  Osama bin Laden's driver Salim Hamdan is the first prisoner to face a U.S. war crimes trial since World War II. Professor Scott Silliman, executive director of the Duke Law School's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, says the trial will be very similar to a regular criminal trial.
• Ahead Of Games, Beijing Switches To English
  Beijing has put much effort into brushing up on its English in order to host the Olympics. The city also boasts a few linguistic stars, such as police officer Liu Wenli, who over the past two decades has taught himself English and other languages.
• Mugabe, Rival OK Talks On Unity Government
  Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed a deal paving the way for talks on a unity government. The breakthrough came after South Africa's leader pledged to work closely with the U.N. and the African Union.
• Obama Meets Top Iraqis, U.S. Military Officials
  Barack Obama has met with Iraqi and U.S. military officials in Baghdad. The Democratic presidential candidate's visit to Iraq is his first on-the-ground look at the war effort since starting his White House bid. Over the weekend, he was in Afghanistan.
• On The Brink: The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited
  Though much was made of the conflagration between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev during the Cuban missile crisis, Michael Dobbs, author of One Minute to Midnight, says the two leaders were actually of like minds when it came to the threat of nuclear war.

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